Applied ecology Books

In the Midwest, wetlands can be seen as a nuisance to farmers as they can severely increase production costs. Wetlands are however are a major part of ecology for migratory waterfowl and drainage of these wetlands could have dire consequences on the...

Using case studies, the authors evaluate the potential attractiveness of incentive-based policies for the regulation of four specific toxic substances: chlorinated solvents, formaldehyde, cadmium, and brominated flame retardants. Originally published in...

This volume offers an objective view of some of the most critical issues in natural resources. Written in nontechnical language, it uses ideas drawn from economics to look at the issues, examine how government laws and policies have caused some of them...

In preparation for the United Nation's Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in June 1992, this study aimed to detail enduring environmental issues that might or might not have been considered at the conference. Originally published...

Asbestos dust is well-known for causing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses yet still contaminates countless schools, factories and office buildings. This raises the issue of the best way to deal with Asbestos; immediate removal, containment or...

Originally published in 1972, this study aims to explore governmental interaction with people and publics interests and institutions in Metropolitan America. These papers discuss issues of how governance can be improved and the federal role in...

Environmental constraints and market uncertainties create new challenges for electricity generation. In this title, originally published in 1991, the authors present a simulation model with a capability for highly detailed activity to identify...

With an increase in urban crises arising from a growing population and rising affluence, and the inadequacy of conventional theories to predict the future states of the environment, Resources for the Future laid out a series of studies on the resource...

What we call the nation's energy policy attempts to give direction to the production, use, transportation, and distribution of energy to help achieve an array of societal goals in the most compatible ways. In this title, originally published in 1993,...

Originally published in 1987, John D. Leshy presents this scholarly study of the 1872 Mining Law as a legal treatise and history of mining in the West from the point of view of mineral exploration and production. This mining law governed the United...

How has exploration for minerals evolved in recent years? Is it as productive an activity as it once was? Why have changes occurred? Roderick G. Eggert explores these and other questions about the complex set of circumstances surrounding metallic mineral...

As a heavy user of electricity the primary aluminium smelting industry is a leading example of the effects of variations in energy costs. This title tells the story that with the rise in energy costs, three regions-Japan, the United States, and Western...

Originally written for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Resources for the future published this report in 1971 believing it would be of interest to more general readers. Resources for the Future draws on its past experience of...

Originally published in 1965, Margolis brings together a wide variety of papers on a multitude of subjects relating to the urban public economy presented at the second conference on urban public expenditures in 1964. This collection covers issues such as...

In anticipation of the UN Conference of the Law of the Sea taking place in 1973, Dr Kasahara and Dr Burke of the University of Washington first published North Pacific Fisheries Management earlier that year. The conference brought fishery territories to...

As pressures on water resources have increased, problems of water quality have claimed high priority in national concern and governmental policy. In this book, first published in 1969, Lyle E. Craine describes how Great Britain enacted new governmental...

In this book, Thomas B. Cochran takes a critical look at the economic and environmental arguments which have been made in favour of an early introduction of the liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) as a central component of the United States...

This book, first published in 1982, takes the interaction between the domestic economy and the international trade in oil and, through the use of a consistent microeconomic framework, examines the conditions under which energy and related policies may or...

This book examines a new topic in Human Resource Management (HRM), green - or environmental - HRM, analysing the role humans play in environmental management at work and environmental behaviours at workplaces around the world. The book begins with a...

The Dictionary of Sustainability provides clear and accurate definitions of the extensive vocabulary that has developed in this emerging and interdisciplinary field, saving considerable time from searching through the massive quantity of information of...

China's air pollution is infamous. The haze can make it impossible to see buildings across the street, and the pollution forces schools to close and creates health and morbidity problems, in addition to tremendous environmental degradation. However,...

China's rapid industrialisation has led to "an air pollution catastrophe". Concerted efforts to achieve economic growth have led to veiled skies of toxic air and created health and morbidity problems as well as tremendous environmental degradation...

Participatory Media in Environmental Communication brings together stories of communities in the Pacific islands - a region that is severely affected by the impacts of climate change. Despite living on the margins of the digital revolution, these island...

Through an in-depth case study of smallholder subsistence and French bean farming in Kenya, this book grounds the analysis of livelihoods, gender and ethical trade in women smallholders' perspectives, links the macro level of markets with the micro level...

The Flora and Fauna of the Silurian Period is a scientific book written by John Jeremiah Bigsby in 1868. The book provides a comprehensive description of the flora and fauna that existed during the Silurian period, which occurred approximately 443 to 419...

The Natural History Of The Birds Of Ireland: Indigenous And Migratory (1853) is a comprehensive book written by John J. Watters about the bird species found in Ireland. The book is divided into two sections: indigenous and migratory birds. The first...

The Cattle Keepers Assistant: Or Genuine Directions For Country Gentlemen is a book written by Josiah Ringsted in 1774. The book is a comprehensive guide for cattle keepers and provides practical advice and tips for managing and caring for cattle. It...

""Register van alle de soorten der voornaamste vruchten"" is een boek geschreven door Hendrik Van Oosten en uitgegeven in 1703. Het boek bevat een uitgebreide lijst van verschillende soorten fruit, waaronder appels, peren, pruimen, kersen en bessen. Elk...

""Natural History Museums of the United States and Canada"" is a comprehensive guidebook written by Frederick James Hamilton Merrill in 1903. The book is a detailed account of the natural history museums in the United States and Canada, including their...

Le livre ""Lettres Sur L'Histoire Naturelle De L'Isle D'Elbe"" a �����t����� �����crit par Carl Heinrich Koestlin et publi����� en 1780. Ce livre est une collection de lettres �����crites par Koestlin alors qu'il explorait l'�����le d'Elbe, situ�����e en...

De Amazonibus Dissertatio est opus litterarium a Petro Petitio scriptum, quod anno MDCLXXXVII editum est. In hac dissertatio, quaestio an Amazonae unquam fuerint, disputatur. Variis argumentis et conjecturis utitur auctor, ut veritatem investiget. Haec...

Commentatio Botanico-Literaria De Plantis In Memoriam Cultorum Nominatis est opus Georgii Rudolfi Boehmer, botanici Germanici, anno 1799 editum. Hoc volumine, auctore, plantae quae in memoria cultorum nominatae sunt, describuntur. Scripsit Boehmer de...

Das Bernische Magazin der Natur, Kunst und Wissenschaften (1775) ist ein anonymes Werk, das sich mit verschiedenen Themen aus den Bereichen Natur, Kunst und Wissenschaften besch�����ftigt. Das Buch bietet eine umfassende Sammlung von Artikeln zu Themen...

""�����l�����ments d'Histoire Naturelle"" est un livre �����crit par A. L. Millin en 1795. C'est un ouvrage de r�����f�����rence dans le domaine de l'histoire naturelle qui traite de la classification des animaux et des plantes, ainsi que de leur habitat...

VESIENHOIDON EKOLOGIAARavintoverkkokunnostusKirjassa tarkastellaan vesistöjen ekologiaan vaikuttavia ulkoisia ja sisäisiä tekijöitä sekä ravintoverkkojen ja ravintoketjujen toimintaa Suomen olosuhteissa ja myös sitä sitä, miten ravintoverkkoja...

Facharbeit (Schule) aus dem Jahr 2016 im Fachbereich Biologie - Ökologie, Note: 5,8 (Schweizer Notenskala), , Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel der Arbeit war eine ökologische Untersuchung eines Gewässers und dessen Umgebung, hier am Beispiel des...

This book explores relationships to change in agroecological transitions, based on two contrasting and ideal-typical stances, the determinist perspective and the open-ended perspective. at different scales such as agricultural systems, food systems,...

Industrial culture casts humans as parasites: devouring our living home. Yet endless metaphors exist. Other cultures and species widening spirals of abundance show us we are also fruit: gifts from the Earth to our future. Whether the edge of our lives,...

In the midst of ecological catastrophe, indigenous persecution, and the attempted mechanization of the living world, the beauty of the earth remains defiantly vibrant. The voice of the world still speaks in tongues of wind and water, feather and flame,...

Ecology is the study of organisms and the way in which they interact with the environment. In a time where a lot of focus is placed upon the state of our environment and conservation, our gardens and local green spaces can be havens for a huge amount of...

The world is facing an existential crisis. Looming climate breakdown and ecological collapse could lead to the "sixth extinction" event in Earth's history, this time by our own hand, and the massive loss of human life and of many other life-forms with...

Armand Spielman had no idea of the overwhelming task before him! It was March 1969 and Armand had accepted a temporary position as a landman for the company that would build the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. His task-acquire the project right-of-way so...

Difficult to obtain in its original print this classic work on ecology is a fascinating read for anybody with a passion for systems in the natural world. Originally published in 1896. Contents include; Habits of Worms, The amount of fine earth bought up...

The Art of Taxidermy is a book written by John Rowley in 1898. It is a comprehensive guide to the art of preserving and mounting animals for display. The book covers a range of topics including the history of taxidermy, the tools and materials needed for...

""Remarks On The Sexes Of Sphaeromids: With A Description Of A New Species Of Dynamene"" is a scientific book written by Samuel Jackson Holmes in 1904. The book provides a detailed study of the Sphaeromids, a group of isopod crustaceans, with a...

Principles of Livestock Breeding is a comprehensive guide to breeding practices and principles for livestock, written by Sewall Wright and first published in 1920. The book covers a wide range of topics related to animal breeding, including the history...

On The Development Of Viviparous Osseous Fishes And Of The Atlantic Salmon is a scientific book written by John Adam Ryder and published in 1885. The book provides a detailed study of the development of viviparous osseous fishes, including the Atlantic...